WORLD STORYTELLING DAY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

 INVITATION

                                                          World Storytelling Day 2018

24th March

Theme: Wise Fools

Dear Storytellers,

We are now into February 2018 and I wish you a prosperous and joyful year, filled with happiness and stories.

This year, Storytelling Australia Victoria (SAV) is celebrating World Storytelling Day (WSD) on Saturday, the 24th March 2018.

This email is to extend an invitation for you to be part of:

• Storytelling Performances
• Showcase Resources

at the Library at The Dock, in Docklands between 2pm and 4.30pm.
Below you'll find more information and a link to the expression of interest form.

Do look out for the advertisements and posts on social media for World Storytelling Day 2018 in Melbourne.

Please Like and Share the information with your networks and I hope to see you at WSD with your families and friends. There is a Facebook Event Page and you will find all the necessary information there. Please let me know if you are not on Facebook and I will make sure you are kept in the loop.

We would love all SAV members to save the date and come on down to hear great stories and show your support to this event.

With Regards,
Devi Palanisamy (Dee)
SAV Treasurer &
2018 WSD Coordinator

Dee Palanisamy WSD 2017

                                             WHAT IS WORLD STORYTELLING DAY?

WSD logo: Mats Rehnman

 World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of oral storytelling and this year SAV is excited to be supported by Library at the Dock. We are keen to increase public awareness of oral storytelling.

We will register our event on the WSD international site kindly created by our Dutch counterparts

The theme is Wise Fools. We will be enjoying a selection of stories in the Performance space. The venue has a seating capacity of 120. You can find more details about the Performance space, accessibility and features via this link.


Performance Expression of Interest

 

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

This call is for eight storytelling performances.
We request that each story is strictly ten minutes or less.

Kindly complete and submit the Expression of Interest for World Storytelling Day form, which you can download from the SAV website,  and return it to devi.palanisamy@gmail.com by Friday, 16th February 2018.

Members, who wish to participate in WSD but are unable to send this information via Internet, can call me (Dee) on 0450091979.

Selection of the storytellers will be based on the different genres of stories and the various styles of storytelling within our membership.

You will need to be a current member of Storytelling Australia Victoria. Kindly ensure that your membership is active.  I have included the link to the membership page for your convenience.

Chosen participants are requested to attend a full dress rehearsal at the Fabled Night event in Newport on Friday, 16th MARCH at 7.30pm. This is to ensure that all the performances are in sync with the theme, supported and also to assist order of the stories. It is also a great way to build our community, and take your story for a test run. If you are unable to attend, please be clear about this on your application so we can make other arrangements.

The World Storytelling Day event is expected to run for 2.5 hours, from 2 – 4.30pm, including a 30-minute break.

It is an wonderful occasion to be part of, both of showing your story and your storytelling skills off, and for connecting with the SAV storytelling community.

SHOWCASE RESOURCES

 

We have booked the the Community are in front of The Dock Performance Space and invite you to showcase and/or sell your books, puppets and any other resources you may have. Perhaps have props you are no longer using and wish to give or sell? Bring your cards, banners etc to promote your storytelling business or projects. 

Please contact Dee if you would like a space at the tables. Note: SAV takes no responsibility for exhibits and sales. devi.palanisamy@gmail.com 

Matt McArthur WSD 2017

 Storytelling Australia Victoria values the time and commitment of our volunteers and we thank our past coordinators of WSD Teena Hartnett and Susan Hall.

 

 

 

ANNUAL GENERAL  MEETING
12 FEBRUARY 2018, 8pm

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General meeting of Storytelling Australia Victoria will be held via teleconference at 8pm on 12 February, 2018.

Details for attending via telephone are:
Call Melb 8672 0100 
Enter pin when prompted:  404031#

AGENDA

Acknowledgement
Apologies and Attendance
Minutes of previous AGM tabled 
Tabling of Presidents and Treasurers Reports
Election of Office Bearers
Any other business

*

Please pick up the phone and join us. We conduct our AGM via teleconference as our members are spread out across Victoria.

World Storytelling Day March 24: Wise Fools

Put Saturday March 24 in the diary as the day Storytelling Australia Victoria is preparing to celebrate World Storytelling Day.

Plans are underway, to be confirmed at this point in time, but we can say that we will be gathering at the Library at the Dock in the afternoon of March 24.

This year, the task of organising has fallen into the care of Durgah Devi Palanisamy who is busy pulling together the threads. Members can expect an email soon.

For members who are keen to plan an event for WSD, we are always eager to support you and to help to get the message out there. The more the merrier! Don't think twice about sharing so we can share.

The theme this year is Wise Fools and if you are interested, you might like to start thinking about the theme for 2019 - Myths, Legends and Epics.

In case it went under your radar, WSD has a new website where you can register your event alongside the rest of the world.  HERE.  Check it out, the excitement is palpable!

Many thanks to the Storytelling Australia Vic committee and members who give time to creating this annual event.

Watch this space!!!


*WSD logo Mats Rehnman (Sweden)

NIDAnights: Spirit of Place: 15 February 2018

This evening will be hosted by Kate Lawrence. Kate is a communication artist; she is a storyteller, speaker, facilitator and writer. She hosts, coaches, teaches and speaks. She is the founding director of Story Wise, a TEDx speaker, a former community lawyer and a life member of the Victoria Women’s Football League. She is also a valued member of Storytelling Australia Victoria.
 
Place can evoke a heady mix of images and emotions - the vast expanse of desert land, the salty roar of the ocean, the aching heartbreak of pollution.

Join us for an intimate evening of eclectic stories about ‘Place’, from a curated weave of folk, fable and contemporary storytellers.

Through the lens of story, we’ll explore the big questions: Can nurturing a love of spaces fuel a passion for sustainability? Do stories deepen our connection to country and community? How do we, all at once, love and grieve and heal our relationship to place?

We’ll also bask in the simple pleasures: sights, smells, sounds, and the roller coaster ride of a good story.

If you are interested in exploring more about the series Nidanights visit HERE
 
NIDAnights Spirit of Place: more information 
BOOKINGS: HERE

Spirit of Place is part of National Sustainable Living Festival
 
*Photo by Brodie Rowlands

RAW GARDEN STORYTELLING IS BACK! 4 February 2018

 

RAW Garden Storytelling is a partnership event with Mariam Issa and the RAW Garden and Storytelling Vic. 

The Garden celebrates the uniqueness and aspirations of multicultural women through gardening, storytelling, crafts and cooking. 

Durgah Devi Palanisamy (Dee) from Storytelling Vic is our host. Dee will have a mix of special guests and story games and there is always a space for friends to tell a tale.
 
THEMES: Sometimes we have a theme but we are not strict about this and will let you know if there is something in particular we would like to explore. We value listeners and storytellers equally and take pride in welcoming newcomers to RAW.

COST: FREE
WHEN: 12.00 - 3.300pm
WHERE: 325 South Road Brighton East
Bookings are not necessary.
Enter by the drive way gate.

*banner photograph supplied by Tatiana Scott

Opportunities: Australian Fairy Tale Society and AOST

Storytelling Australia Victoria is all about telling stories but some of us also like to write, podcast, blog and vlog and all of us can talk story till the cows come home!

Here are two opportunities from our members, to share your story interests and talents : The Australian Fairy Tale Society and Art of Oral Story Telling (AOST) editor, Lana Woolf.

ATTENTION: FAIRY TALE SPINNERS!

Bold heroes and heroines, tricksters, thieves and animal helpers. The Australian Fairy Tale Society Ezine is launching a short story fairy tale competition.

• Theme: 'Cunning & Cleverness'
• Word limit: 100 - 1500 words
• Closing date: 17th April 2018

It's time to let your imagination swirl into the realm of fairy tales.
Re-construct your favourite fairy tale or spin us a new yarn.
There are prizes to be won and the three winning entries will be published in the winter edition of the Ezine.
 
Our external judges are Monique Mulligan, Sophie Masson and Nike Sulway.
 
For more information regarding our submission guidelines please click on this LINK.
Happy writing!
Enchanted regards,
The AFTS Ezine Editorial Troupe
 

Get a wriggle on and join in the AOST fun...

AOST is an on line journal, so perhaps, if writing is not your thing, you could propose a video essay?

Currently AOST is asking, what is inside your storytelling toolbox?

• Do you work with children? 
• Is your toolbox full of puppets and props? 
• Are you a podcaster? 
• Is your toolbox full of leads, mics and spare batteries? 
• Perhaps you like to film and your tool box is really a boot full of lights, cameras and tripods? 
• Perhaps you like to dress up and you have a wardrobe full of crazy outfits or perhaps you have a favourite musical instrument that never leaves your side? 

Whatever is in you tool box, do think about sharing ...

All inquiries and submissions email: aostjournal@gmail.com
AOST reviews submissions as they come.

Join the global community of contributors: Kenya, India, Brazil, Portugal and Italy have all chimed in so far. Articles are published in languages other than English.

Have a look at the contributions so far: AOST 

WORKSHOP: Mobile Filmmaking Workshop, Sunday 11 February 2018

Storytellers, you can learn how to create videos of your stories

Start making high quality videos with your iPhone. No additional pricey video editing software is required - just your iPhone or iPad and Free to Download iMovie!

Do you want to make professional videos using your iPhone?

Do you have hundreds of video files on your iPhone and you don't know how to make a movie out of them?

Do you want to make a promotional video for your business, website or blog?

Did you ever try to make a movie from your videos, but it was to complicated or the video was so boring it didn't look professional?

Well, fortunately you don’t need fancy computers and cameras to shoot and edit professional looking videos any more, you can do it all on your iPhone.

Your iPhone can be used as a high quality video production suit, you can use it to produce videos for yourself or business use.

If you like taking videos using your iPhone, you probably have quite a bit of videos on it, but what now? How do you make a short movie out of all the pieces of video? What if you just shoot your kids birthday and want to edit it and post it to youtube and send to your family?

You Will Learn

• Video shooting basics techniques
• How to get aesthetic shoots
• Video interviews and learn how to frame the subject correctly
• What are the tools the pros use to make an engaging video
• Editing your videos including - trimming, adding sound, adding voice over
• How to add transitions,
• How to import videos & photo
• How to tell a story visually
• How to capture slow motion video on your iPhone
• How to use natural lighting as a key light to model and illuminate the subject
• How to use picture composition and rule of thirds
• How to edit your material using a smartphone app
• How to use natural lighting as a key light to model and illuminate the subject
• How to use picture composition and rule of thirds

In short - everything you will need to make beautiful videos.

Download free iMovie app from App Store

What you need on the day:

Your Smartphone and the charger

Selfie Stick if you have one

Videos and photos that you want to work on

Wear comfortable clothes

Limited Number!

BOOKING and LOCATION information: HERE

*This workshop is facilitated by Mojan Javadi, documentary film maker and member of Storytelling Australia Victoria.